Nick Smith is an award-winning consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee conditions and procedures. His accolades include the 2017 Robert Jones Medal and Association Prize from the British Orthopaedic Association. Mr Smith has a strong research interest, having completed a PhD in meniscal transplantation and being the first person to complete a randomised controlled trial on the subject worldwide. He has been widely published in medical journals and textbooks and continues to be at the forefront of orthopaedic knee research. Patients describe him as engaged, professional and reassuring.

• Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
• Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Nuffield Warwickshire

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons 2018
• Good Clinical Practice 2018
• ATLS Provider, Royal College of Surgeons of England 2017
• Doctor of Philosophy in the Health Sciences, University of Warwick 2016
• Masters in the Health Sciences (Trauma and Orthopaedics) with distinction, University of - Warwick 2013
• Postgraduate Certificate of Medical Education, University of Dundee 2012
• Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2009
• European Computer Driving Licence, British Computer Society 2007
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Nottingham 2006
• Bachelor of Medical Science, 2:1, University of Nottingham 2004

• General Medical Council (GMC) number 6147514
• British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
• Royal College of Surgeons

• Saunders, P., Smith, NA, Syed, F., Waite, J., Young, S. Introducing a Day-Case Arthroplasty Pathway Significantly Reduces Overall Length of Stay. BJO 2021-0106.
• Smith, NA., Merchant, H., Middleton, S., Mandalia, V. Staged Reconstruction for Multiligament Knee Injuries: The Exeter Experience. The Knee, 2020 Oct;89 (27 Supp1)
• Hefny MH, Smith NA, Waite J. Cementless medial Oxford unicompartmental knee replacement. Five-year results from an independent series. Knee. 2020 Aug;27(4):1219-1227. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2020.05.009. Epub 2020 Jun 26. PMID: 32711885.
• Mistry, H., Metcalfe, A., Colquitt, J., Loveman, E., Smith, N., Royle, P., Waugh, N. Autograft or allograft for the reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament: a health economics perspective. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-019-05436-z.
• Waugh, N., Mistry, H., Metcalfe, A., Colquitt, J., Loveman, E., Royle, P., Smith, N. Autograft or allograft for the reconstruction of posterior cruciate ligament: a health economics perspective. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-019-05477-4.
• Mistry, H., Metcalfe, A., Colquitt, J., Loveman, E., Smith, N., Royle, P., Waugh, N. The cost- effectiveness of osteochondral allograft transplantation in the knee. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2019).
• Ahmed, I., Boulton, AJ., Rizvi, S., Carlos, W., Dickenson E., Smith NA., Reed, M. The use of triclosan-coated sutures to prevent surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. BMJ Open 2019;9:e029727. doi:10.1136
• Mistry, H., Metcalfe, A., Colquitt, J., Loveman, E., Smith, N., Royle, P., Waugh, N. The cost-effectiveness of meniscal allograft transplantation in the knee. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2019).
• Bloch, B., Asplin, L., Smith, N., Thompson, P., Spalding, T. Higher survivorship following meniscal allograft transplantation in less worn knees justifies earlier referral for symptomatic patients: experience from 240 patients Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2019).
• Khatri, C., Smith NA., et al. The Natural History of Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears in Randomised Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis American Journal Sports Medicine 2018.
• Moiz, M., Smith, NA., Smith, T., Chawla, A., Thompson, P., Metcalfe, A. Clinical outcomes following non-operative management of lateral patellar dislocation: a systematic review Orthop J Sports Med 2018 6(6).
• Smith, NA., Parsons, N., Wright, D., Hutchinson, C., Metcalfe, A., Thompson, P., Costa, M. L., & Spalding, T. A pilot randomised trial of meniscal allograft transplantation versus personalized physiotherapy for patients with a symptomatic meniscal deficient knee compartment. Bone Joint J, 2018, 100-B(1), 56-63.
• Smith, NA., Parsons, N., Wright, D., Hutchinson, C., Metcalfe, A., Thompson, P., Costa, M. L., & Spalding, T. Infographic: Meniscal transplantation is beneficial at one year. Bone Joint J, 2018, 100-B(1), 64-65.
• Parkinson, B., Smith, NA., Asplin, L., Thompson, P., Spalding, T. Factors Predicting Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Failure, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016 4(8)
• Spalding, T., Parkinson, B., Milner, R., Smith, NA. Current Status of Meniscal Reconstruction, Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics. 2016 4(1) Spalding, T., Parkinson, B., Smith, NA., Verdonk, P. Arthroscopic Meniscal Allograft Transplantation With Soft Tissue Fixation Through Bone Tunnels, Arthroscopy Techniques. 2015, 4(5), e559–e563
• Smith, NA., Costa, M., Spalding, T. Meniscal allograft transplantation: Rationale for treatment. Bone and Joint Journal. 2015, 97-B(5), 590-94
• Smith, NA., Achten, J., Parsons, N., Wright, D., Parkinson, B., Hutchinson, CE., Thompson, P., Costa, M., Spalding, T. Meniscal Transplantation and Its Effect on Osteoarthritis Risk – an abridged protocol for the MeTEOR study. Bone and Joint Research. 2015, 4(6), 93-8
• Smith, NA., Parkinson, B., Hutchinson, CE., Costa, M., Spalding, T. Is meniscal allograft transplantation chondroprotective? A systematic review. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2015, 24(9) 2923-35
• Smith, NA., Parkinson, B., Spalding, T. Meniscal allograft transplantation and meniscal scaffolds; where are we up to now? Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2015, 29(1), 21-37
• Smith, NA., MacKay, ND., Costa, M., Spalding, T. Meniscal allograft transplantation in a symptomatic meniscal deficient knee: a systematic review. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2015, 23(1), 270-9
• MacKay, ND., Smith, NA., Parsons, N., Spalding, T., Thompson, P., Sprowson, AP. Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction for patellar dislocation: a systematic review. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2014, 2(8)
• Book Chapters
• Smith NA, Verdonk P, Monllau JC, Spalding T. Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: Results and Indications. Surgery of the Meniscus, ESSKA publications. 2016, Springer pp 519 – 24
• Smith NA, Spalding T. Outcome Following MAT: A Systematic Review. In: Getgood A, Spalding T, Cole C, Gersoff W, Verdonk P. eds. Meniscal Allograft Transplantation, a Comprehensive Review. Surrey, UK: DJO Publications. 2015, pp 349 – 60
• Wright D, Parkinson B, Smith NA, Spalding T. Rehabilitation Following MAT. In: Getgood A,
• Spalding T, Cole C, Gersoff W, Verdonk P. eds. Meniscal Allograft Transplantation, a Comprehensive Review. Surrey, UK: DJO Publications. 2015, pp 349 – 60
• Invited Publications
• Smith, N.A. Winner of the 2017 Robert Jones Medal and Association Prize. Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics. 2017
• Smith, NA. An academic career in trauma and orthopaedics explained. Core Surgery, 2011, 2(1), 55-56.